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Applied Researcher

Flash Kick In Consulting, Inc.

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Description

We are hiring!I’m looking for an Applied Researcher (L4/L5) to join our YouTube Recommendations Foundation Team.This is a unique opportunity to work on YouTube’s largest recommendation models, including our home ranking and generative retrieval systems. The work is highly advanced and closely resembles the methodologies of LLM pre-training and post-training, applied at a massive scale.

Requirements

Preferred Background:

  • Fresh PhD in a related field, OR
  • MS/PhD with 1–3 years of relevant industry experience.

If you are passionate about pushing the boundaries of RecSys and applied AI, I’d love to see your application.

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Vacancy posted 4 hours ago
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